A shootout aboard a River boat in a western casino sends an innocent school teacher to prison when he will not explain who started the argument , who was involved, who drew his gun first and who fired first. Read More

I wrote about a little known 1960's folk singer named Phil Ochs. The piece details my introduction to him, his Elvis imitation period, and the tragic ending of his life. I also have an earlier short story I wrote that was inspired by him. If there's any interest in it… Read More

I wrote about a little known 1960's folk singer named Phil Ochs. The piece details my introduction to him, his Elvis imitation period, and the tragic ending of his life. I also have an earlier short story I wrote that was inspired by him. If there's any interest in it… Read More

Rewriting of Pete Seeger's Where have all the flowers gone? Inflicting nihilistic cynical realism upon it. I see flowers, but I don't see any hope. Thirty years of smoking, drinking and womanising could be seen by some as an impediment to the creative process. This variation argues the contrary. Read More

A folk story revolving around a little village in a peaceful valley built upon the resting ground of an ancient god. There lies a sacred oak tree and a lake that was believed to be its resting ground. One fine day, a fiery stranger appeared on the horizon, heading towards… Read More

This story is set in an alternate world where magic is real, and humanity is not the only race to walk upon the earth. Although they have forced their enemies, the Fair Folk, back into the darkness of the night, humanity is waning. The New Kingdom, once the dominant force… Read More

This is the first version of Hour of the Witch, so the basic setting is much the same, although the level of technology is more advanced here. Some characters are different or missing, but the world is the same, as is the protagonist, Alton. He is a little... harsher here… Read More

A Chronicle style tale of a man of legend in his world. Follow his past present and future stories in this semi blog format, where not only L.J. Stevans posts but others from his life posts about and sometimes to him. His beginnings appear humble but his life turns on… Read More

This is a reworking of an earlier work. It's meant to tell the story of a man caught in a storm in New Orleans who takes shelter in the porch of a house and find that it reminds him of the girl that he loves. I've taken the title from… Read More

This poem doesn't really follow the storyline of the song House of the Rising Sun, but I liked the idea of New Orleans as a setting.
Its about a character who sees this house and is reminded of his 'ideal woman', a person he has created in his mind. Hope… Read More